Author Topic: 2008-09 Men\'s College Basketball Thread (Read 8674 times)

Yoda · « **on:** November 04, 2009, 09:05:53 am »

So let\'s start this off right...

Syracuse loses to Division II Le Moyne 82-79...

Oh, and KU is ranked #1 in both polls...

NickNels · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2009, 09:34:33 am »

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Syracuse loses to Division II Le Moyne 82-79...

HaHa! Boozetraveler is pissed!

\'09-\'10...chip\'d

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2009, 12:44:59 pm »

Le Moyne is a very well-coached team with a monster in the paint named Laurence Ekperigin. I saw him as a sophomore (2007-08) and said that he would be a two-time Northeast-10 Player of the Year when all was said and done. He won it last year, and 20 points and 11 rebounds in the Carrier Dome seems like a good sign for this year.

The Northeast-10 Conference produces excellent Division II men\'s basketball every year. It generally has two or three nationally-ranked teams at any given time, and Bentley went into the Final Four as the undefeated No. 1 ranked team in the country in both 2006-07 and 2007-08. Now if only SCSU and UNH could compete, we would have decent, usually free, college basketball in New Haven two or three nights a week from November to February.

Yoda · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2009, 01:50:27 pm »

You\'re missing the point that the #25 team in the ESPN poll who advanced to the Sweet 16 last year lost to a D2 school that went 20-11 last year... Pretty embarassing...

Does SCSU care about any sport other than soccer these days? That was the only real sport when I was there...

NickNels · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2009, 01:51:25 pm »

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Le Moyne is a very well-coached team with a monster in the paint named Laurence Ekperigin. I saw him as a sophomore (2007-08) and said that he would be a two-time Northeast-10 Player of the Year when all was said and done. He won it last year, and 20 points and 11 rebounds in the Carrier Dome seems like a good sign for this year.

The Northeast-10 Conference produces excellent Division II men\'s basketball every year. It generally has two or three nationally-ranked teams at any given time, and Bentley went into the Final Four as the undefeated No. 1 ranked team in the country in both 2006-07 and 2007-08. Now if only SCSU and UNH could compete, we would have decent, usually free, college basketball in New Haven two or three nights a week from November to February.

And if that gets boring maybe you can go check out some minor league hockey or some WNBA. Their fundamentals are out of this world!

Big East teams should not be losing to D-II teams, let alone top 25 teams!

Appalachain State\'d

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2009, 03:02:18 pm »

Don\'t get me wrong, it\'s a pretty big upset. I\'m just saying that Le Moyne may be Division II, but they aren\'t the East Syracuse School for the Blind.

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Does SCSU care about any sport other than soccer these days? That was the only real sport when I was there...

On the national level, soccer is about it for SCSU teams... though occasionally an athlete in track & field or swimming & diving will win a national title.

SCSU football is annually one of the best D-II schools in the region... unfortunately it\'s one of the weakest regions in the country.

booztravlr · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2009, 11:27:57 am »

Suck it haters.

Yoda · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2009, 11:56:41 am »

It\'s even sweeter when you\'re ranked #1 like KU...

Mark · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:02:12 pm »

URADICK

Cuse is a rockin!!

booztravlr · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:03:48 pm »

Yeah, cause they\'ve really earned it. Look at all those ranked teams they\'ve beaten!

Mark · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:05:01 pm »

Cuse has beaten plenty of ranked teams, with authority I might add!

They really are a joy to watch this year. The zone is a monster, and the offense is much more balanced.

Wes Johnson - forget about it, this kid is something else!

Yoda · « **Reply #11 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:21:27 pm »

Don\'t get all high and mighty on Syracuse, lest we forget their loss to Division II Le Moyne 82-79 earlier this year...

Spacey · « **Reply #12 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:28:58 pm »

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Don\'t get all high and mighty on Syracuse, lest we forget their loss to Division II Le Moyne 82-79 earlier this year...

In sports, its not how you start, its how you finish. If Syracuse is steamrolling through teams ain\'t nobody but Le Moyne and you going to give a **** about the first exhibition game of the year.

According to ESPN, this is their record/schedule:

November 9   Albany   W 75-43   1-0
November 11   Robert Morris   W 100-60   2-0
November 19   vs. No. 12 California*   W 95-73   3-0
November 20   at No. 4 North Carolina   W 87-71   4-0
November 24   Cornell   W 88-73   5-0
November 27   Columbia   W 85-60   6-0
November 30   Colgate   W 92-58   7-0
December 5   Maine   W 101-55   8-0
December 10   vs. No. 11 Florida*   W 85-73   9-0
December 13   St. Francis (NY)   W 75-51   10-0

Yoda · « **Reply #13 on:** December 16, 2009, 12:32:05 pm »

I do, because if you can lose to a D2 non-ranked team you can lose to anyone...

Spacey · « **Reply #14 on:** December 16, 2009, 02:27:06 pm »

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I do, because if you can lose to a D2 non-ranked team you can lose to anyone...

If you beat a D2 non-ranked team you can lost to anyone. Whats your point?

Especially in college sports, any team can win at any time.